On Fri, 2004-06-25 at 07:09, Dave Griffiths wrote: > On Fri, 2004-06-25 at 19:29, Thorsten Wilms wrote: > > Besides, we were talking about widgets. When even single > > widgets would require to RTFM, what would that mean > > for a full app? > > I think there is a danger here of being too conservative - something I > think existing commercial software does (in a sense it has to). We have > to opportunity to try out new ideas that may indeed confuse a user used > to current interface standards - but as long as there is a clear logic > to whats going on it should be a rapid learning curve.
Equally dangerous would be reinventing the wheel. There are commercial apps out there with brilliant interfaces and near-perfect usability. I think anyone doing interface design for Linux audio should sample the best of what the commercial software world has to offer before just assuming it's all shite. Personally I think anyone designing an interface for anything should be required to try Ableton Live. Halion is another one I see mentioned, I have not tried it though. Lee
